a small end grain board

This is the first of a series of ‘small’ end grain boards in the wood whisperer tradition. I glued up a long blank awhile back, and had a planer kickback… which broke the blank. One of the chunks was close to ‘finished’ and so I sanded it into submission.

I’d estimate it is about 5” wide by 7” or so long, and just about 1” thick. the last image shows the blank which I still have on hand. I’m going to make a set of boards for some christmas gifts, expect more photos of them as I get them done.

I finished it up this afternoon several coats of mineral oil etc. It already found a home… with my son’s college roommate. I figure Adam can get another one easy enough, and Dan was shocked that I had made it, so I sent it back to school with them.

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Very COOL little cutting boards!
Way back when, after I made some Banding Strips per Bob Simmons videos, I had some material left over!That banding material goes a long way when you’re only slicing 1/16” slices of the stuff…

So, what to do with 1/2” x 1/2” strips of Maple & Walnut?I decided to make a couple of cutting boards just about the same size as yours… small 5×7x1/2 er’sTo this day, they are our Favorite cutting boards to GO TO… Perfect for cutting onions, tomatoes, etc.We LOVE them! The 1/2” thickness seems to be “just right”.

So, if you want to double your output, resaw them down the middle! LOL

Mineral Oil is all I have used to finish them… every once in awhile, I rub in some more to rejuvinate them… while you’re at it, wood handle knives can be treated at the same time… Sure does wonders for old wood-handled knives! Wooden spoons, forks, etc. too… Wooden bowls is a must… doesn’t take up much time… a little goes a long way. LOL

Joe,
thanks, I have a ton of maple on the racks in the shop; so I’m not sure I’m ready to resaw just yet for cutting boards, besides I’m ‘pushing’ the limits as it is on my planer, and my resaw blade has a serious ripple effect as it moves through material.

As for finish, all of my cutting boards get straight mineral oil using the classic once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month forever recipe.

I’ve got to go pick up some more sand paper tomorrow, one of several errands I have to run after I drop my wife off at work. (I’m between assignments at the moment, and enjoying my shop time!)

When I get back from the errands, I’m going to be planing down the boards I have ready and waiting (glue setting overnight) Should have some finished boards to show off by tomorrow night.

Thanks Dusty, I have a couple scrapers, but they’re still ‘new in box’... not tuned or ready to go in any fashion, and i don’t have a file or burnisher yet. I’ll keep that in mind though, while I fire up the ROS.